Answer to Question #102581 in Physics for Christian

Question

(1) An electric heater carries a current of 13.5 A when operating at a voltage of 1.20 x 10^2 V. What is the resistance of the heater?

(2) The temperature difference between the inside and the outside of a home on a cold winter day is 57 *F. Express this difference on (a) the Celsius scale and (b) the Kelvin scale.

(3) The two mirrors meet at a right angle. The beam of light in the vertical plane P strikes mirror 1 (variables: 40.0* and 1.25 m). (a) Determine the distance (in m) the reflected light beam travels before striking mirror 2. (b) In what direction (with respect to a line normal to mirror 2) does the light beam travel after being reflected from mirror 2?

Answer 1

1)

$$R=\frac{U}{I}=\frac{120}{13.5}=8.89\Omega$$

2) a)

$$\Delta T=57\frac{5}{9}=31.67\degree C$$

b)

$$\Delta T=57\frac{5}{9}=31.67\ K$$

3)

a)

$$d\sin{40}=1.25$$

$$d=1.94\ m$$

b) The direction of light will be opposite to the initial direction.